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you are talking about increasing defense spending and zeroing out certain taxes. you have put us more than $4 tr trillion in the whole. >> you threw in some of the ryan stuff, right? >> isn't he running on ryan's beliefs. >> ryan's policy on federal spending is equally fuzzy. he has promised not to cut defense spending, more spending on medicare and social security. how can you make those numbers work? according to ezra klein, he says, if romney is elected, every single federal program that is not medicare, social security or defense will be cut. that means, medicaid, infrastructure, education, food, safety, road safety, the postal service, the patent, the trademark office, the fda. that has to be cut by 40 mi%. a lot of people say there is nothing in the federal government for me. i don't care how much they cut it. >> that's not true. >> i am trying to give your politician a break. there must be some reason why. >> what republicans generally argue is that governments, going back to certainly bush years and even going back to reagan, has grown. so you have this ne
you are talking about increasing defense spending and zeroing out certain taxes. you have put us more than $4 tr trillion in the whole. >> you threw in some of the ryan stuff, right? >> isn't he running on ryan's beliefs. >> ryan's policy on federal spending is equally fuzzy. he has promised not to cut defense spending, more spending on medicare and social security. how can you make those numbers work? according to ezra klein, he says, if romney is elected, every single...
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does it matter in the law of self defense who throws the first punch? does it matter? >> it certainly can, and that's why i was, frankly, surprised by the gap in that part of the testimony. but certainly the state is going to get to work on fixing that, because if, in fact, it develops that trayvon martin started the fight or that the state can't prove who started the fight, and i'm not saying by any means that he did, that's a problem. it certainly helps george zimmerman with his self-defense. but we are very early on in this case. again, we have to emphasize, the -- that was being said a moment ago, that that he have got to learn to lirch to this so they don't throw the case out and that would be more interesting than anything we heard today. >> here's one more message in bernie de larionda. >> you haven't heard all of the evidence. please wait until the trial! thank you very much. >> i think everybody is going to be watching this with all kinds of attitude, right? >> yes,ç and chris, this case s already been reiterated on blogs, everywhere, and keep can't raise it
does it matter in the law of self defense who throws the first punch? does it matter? >> it certainly can, and that's why i was, frankly, surprised by the gap in that part of the testimony. but certainly the state is going to get to work on fixing that, because if, in fact, it develops that trayvon martin started the fight or that the state can't prove who started the fight, and i'm not saying by any means that he did, that's a problem. it certainly helps george zimmerman with his...
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but in mitt's defense, is this is not new. in the 1960s, johnson shocked kennedy when he agreed to be his vp pick and reagan surprised everybody aping grnlg per bert walker bush as his running make. the veep stakes good fodder for the political junkies. but in the end, how important is the final choice? of course all comes down to the heartbeat of the one they serve. >> the president is experiencing severe chest pains. we need to get to you the west wing immediately. >> i'm so sorry. >> our mega panel, david goodfriend, susan and jimmy williams. you know, jimmy, this is what you do. this goes to the three of you. you're in the room. what is romney supposed to do? >> romney has a remarkable credibility issue, doesn't he. not just with his base, but with liberal, women, hispanics. across the board. so what do you do? you have to give him credibility. what vp do you pick that can give him shred ability to motivate his base -- >> hillary clinton. >> that would not be the one. but you go with a southern govern governor, because the
but in mitt's defense, is this is not new. in the 1960s, johnson shocked kennedy when he agreed to be his vp pick and reagan surprised everybody aping grnlg per bert walker bush as his running make. the veep stakes good fodder for the political junkies. but in the end, how important is the final choice? of course all comes down to the heartbeat of the one they serve. >> the president is experiencing severe chest pains. we need to get to you the west wing immediately. >> i'm so...
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he promised not to cut defense spending. how you can you make those numbers work? if romney is elected then by his third year in office every single federal program that is not medicare, social security or defense will be cut. on average by 40%. that means medicaid, infrastructure, food safety, road safety, the postal service, basic research, foreign aid, housing,e iing subsidiesubsidied stamps. all that has to be cut by 40%. that's not remotely plausible. the consequences would be catastroph catastrophic. there's nothing there. >> that's not true. >> all the cuts are significant to me. i'm trying to give your politician a break. there must be some reason to explain this. >> what republicans generally argue is the governments, you know, going back to certainly bush years and going back to reagan has grown. and so you have a new breed of -- which is really rather old school thinking of let's control the growth and size in spending of the federal government. all the things you just listed, i guess my question would be why can't we as a nation have an honest discussio
he promised not to cut defense spending. how you can you make those numbers work? if romney is elected then by his third year in office every single federal program that is not medicare, social security or defense will be cut. on average by 40%. that means medicaid, infrastructure, food safety, road safety, the postal service, basic research, foreign aid, housing,e iing subsidiesubsidied stamps. all that has to be cut by 40%. that's not remotely plausible. the consequences would be catastroph...
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so i think it's the prevent defense except he's not sitting on a lead. he has a narrow popular vote lead. but he's behind in most of the swing states. he's behind in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, nevada. you know, i'm not sure this is so safe, but it's probably the safest course for him. >> well, i think bret baier is pretty good in that interview. one reason romney might steer clear of sit-down interviews the past few days, he's been barraged with questions about an unpopular topic, senate candidate richard mourdock. take a look. >> governor, do you wish mourdock would pull that ad? >> which way are we going? >> governor, do you disavow mourdock's comments on the rape? >> thank you. >> governor, do you disavow murdoch's comments on the rape? >> what do you make of that, doug? it seems to me that he has that wonderful immutability to just say i'm turning on the mute button, i'm not saying nothing, live with it. >> yeah, i think so. he's been taking a lot of pages from ronald reagan. remember when reagan would walk in and he couldn't hear, would have to cup his
so i think it's the prevent defense except he's not sitting on a lead. he has a narrow popular vote lead. but he's behind in most of the swing states. he's behind in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, nevada. you know, i'm not sure this is so safe, but it's probably the safest course for him. >> well, i think bret baier is pretty good in that interview. one reason romney might steer clear of sit-down interviews the past few days, he's been barraged with questions about an unpopular topic, senate...
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what struck me about that interview when i was watching it is that -- still very defensive. i think people could really take a look at that and think some people might have empathy but some people may see wait a second, it is a reasonable question. what do you think? >> well, it is a reasonable question. and -- i -- i don't disagree with their calculus. actually there may be something in those returns where it is better to leave the questions hanging than to -- to provide the material to go through because thus far, it has provided a lot of material and i mean, the cayman bank accounts, swiss bank accounts, all of that is highly problematic. i will say that, you know, as someone that ran for office myself, i have a lot of empathy for the situation of the spouse is in. where your whole personal life is being rifled lou and it does feel very invasive and it does put you in that position where you can have a -- defensive posture as she seemed to have there. >> you know, i guess i keep -- as a communications person, where i keep going back to is why not get this a year ago. your
what struck me about that interview when i was watching it is that -- still very defensive. i think people could really take a look at that and think some people might have empathy but some people may see wait a second, it is a reasonable question. what do you think? >> well, it is a reasonable question. and -- i -- i don't disagree with their calculus. actually there may be something in those returns where it is better to leave the questions hanging than to -- to provide the material to...
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. >>> and the defense department sent a letter to the former navy seal regarding the book he is about to publish regarding the raid in pakistan. the military is considering legal action. >>> and a cheating scandal at harvard university as dozens of students are being investigated for possibly copying answers on a take-home final exam. now if found guilty, they face a reprimand or suspension. >>> now, here is your first look at the morning's dish of scrambled politics. former florida governor jeb bush among the speakers on the final night of the republican national convention in tampa. he told voters to stop blaming his brother, george w. bush, at this gop convention. >>> and the former vp says it is time to eliminate the electoral college and have the popular vote to decide who will be president. >>> and the nielsen tv ratings for the speech showing a relatively low audience of almost 22 million people, compared to 40 million watching sarah palin four years ago. meanwhile, sarah palin's complaints about being bumped off fox news when ryan spoke, reveals a rocky relationship with the n
. >>> and the defense department sent a letter to the former navy seal regarding the book he is about to publish regarding the raid in pakistan. the military is considering legal action. >>> and a cheating scandal at harvard university as dozens of students are being investigated for possibly copying answers on a take-home final exam. now if found guilty, they face a reprimand or suspension. >>> now, here is your first look at the morning's dish of scrambled politics....
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everything in the affidavit is completely consistent with a defense of self-defense. everything. even if he was the provocateur, you still have traditional defense under florida law. if zimmerman provoked it and then martin got on top and was banging his head against the ground, he still has a traditional right of self-defense. there is nothing in this affidavit that suggests the crime. it suggests the possibility of a crime, but a good judge will throw this out. and i think probably she would be satisfied with it. she's won her campaign, she's overcharged, second-degree murder. she's the hero. >> will the prosecution get a mulligan on this? will they have the opportunity to do it over and put more information into it? >> sure, but the question is do they have more information? if they have more information, why don't they put into it? and why are both sides trying to seal the record here? i think we're seeing negotiations possibly toward a plea bargain. the new lawyer implied that yesterday when he talked about negotiations and when he wouldn't say anything critical about the pr
everything in the affidavit is completely consistent with a defense of self-defense. everything. even if he was the provocateur, you still have traditional defense under florida law. if zimmerman provoked it and then martin got on top and was banging his head against the ground, he still has a traditional right of self-defense. there is nothing in this affidavit that suggests the crime. it suggests the possibility of a crime, but a good judge will throw this out. and i think probably she would...
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. >> let me speak up in defense of the republican women, not individually and not their policy. i think one of the other things that matters, comes off of 2008 when we had such prominent women run for president and vice president. the image of what leadership looks like changes every time we elect a woman. the other thank i want to make an argument for, if you're looking at getting toward jebder, you want to have women to vote against just as eagerly as you want women to vote for. you don't just want to be battling the white guys. >> i do think that matters. >> you know sarah palin the way that are most careful than most folks. both representing what your policy disagreements are. >> they're huge. >> yeah. but also pointing out that she performs something interesting by being a relatively young woman with a young family and saying, you know what, i'm going to run for this high office. >> more models of female leadership we see, old, young, different races, different -- >> very feminine models, too. >> all kinds of models. it will get easier for women to get into the pipeline. >>
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it isn't anything a defense laurd would want to do. let me tell you, that's something that know #defense attorney wants to do. >> judge setting bond for george zimmerman at $150,000. he will not be released today. his attorney saying it's going to take a few days to work out the particulars, particularly the gps electronic monitoring device. the judge saying no alcohol is to be consumed. a curfew was involved as well and george zimmerman was to have no contact with the family of trayvon martin. we'll take a quick break. unless you're one of those people who doesn't like delicious stuff. temptations. it's the first jell-o that's just for adults. i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! i would not say i'm into it, but let's see where this goes. [ buzzer ] do you like to travel? i'm all about "free travel," babe. that's what i do. [ buzzer ] balance transfers -- you up for that? well... too soon? [ fem
it isn't anything a defense laurd would want to do. let me tell you, that's something that know #defense attorney wants to do. >> judge setting bond for george zimmerman at $150,000. he will not be released today. his attorney saying it's going to take a few days to work out the particulars, particularly the gps electronic monitoring device. the judge saying no alcohol is to be consumed. a curfew was involved as well and george zimmerman was to have no contact with the family of trayvon...
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senator chuck hagel in nebraska for secretary of defense. he's a republly can and a combat veteran of vietnam. the neocons are out to stop him for what he is and what they aren't. he served in war right up front. he opposed unness wars like the ones we've been fighting. fighting and getting ourselves into all of these years. in other words, they opposed the secretary of defense who thinks the man is the commander in chief. there's not an obama vote among them, by the way. u.s. congressman and democrat from virginia. gentlemen, let's talk about the first of these fights. mr. moran, thank you for joining us. tonight, the republicans are engaging in i don't know whether it's a wild goose chase, some sign of something, some test of what? a weakness? why are they voting on something that won't even get to the senate, will never get near the president's desk and if it ever did, he'd love vetoing it. this idea of cutting the tax cuts or protecting the tax cuts of people, all the way up to a million a year. >> they're planning some kind of weird, po
senator chuck hagel in nebraska for secretary of defense. he's a republly can and a combat veteran of vietnam. the neocons are out to stop him for what he is and what they aren't. he served in war right up front. he opposed unness wars like the ones we've been fighting. fighting and getting ourselves into all of these years. in other words, they opposed the secretary of defense who thinks the man is the commander in chief. there's not an obama vote among them, by the way. u.s. congressman and...
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what can we do with that, what is it, a defense bill? what can we do in a defense bill that might hurt gay people? it hurts gay soldiers? i don't care. let's get 'em anyway! at one point, the debate over these defense bills, because they have been hijacked to become an anti-gay thing by house republicans, at one point, the debate devolved into a bitter fight over whether or not leviticus should be considered part of the bible, given that it is actually in the old testament. >> i would like to say that if you read leviticus 20:13, you will see in there this issue of, they are to be put to death. if a man has actual relations with a man, as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. they are to be put to death -- >> miss sanchez, that is the old testament. >> it's the bible! >> it is the old testament. >> it's the bible! >> so now we have to fight about whether the old testament counts as part of -- this is what is happening in the republican-controlled house right now. this is what house republicans are spending the
what can we do with that, what is it, a defense bill? what can we do in a defense bill that might hurt gay people? it hurts gay soldiers? i don't care. let's get 'em anyway! at one point, the debate over these defense bills, because they have been hijacked to become an anti-gay thing by house republicans, at one point, the debate devolved into a bitter fight over whether or not leviticus should be considered part of the bible, given that it is actually in the old testament. >> i would...
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national defense the defense department needs, if we have a republican president or democrat president, a leader. a leader in that critical job that understands how to strategically prioritize our defense resources. that's job one of the head of the defense department. i have run big organizations before. i have taken on issues where we have to do serious strategic reprioritization. that's needed more than a defense expert. and the second reason i indicated the department of defense is that i want to be in the position to influence the president on helping to rebuild our military. the world is not safer. and that's why i believe we need some new strategic priorities in that job. it was a hypothetical condition, and i gave a hypothetical answer. one of the reasons i happen to be believe that i can bring something to that job. i am not putting out my resume for the job. don't misunderstand me. is that many people may really in eyes i spent many years serving on the citizens advisory board for the strategic air command based out of omaha, nebraska when i ran godfather's pizza. so i do kno
national defense the defense department needs, if we have a republican president or democrat president, a leader. a leader in that critical job that understands how to strategically prioritize our defense resources. that's job one of the head of the defense department. i have run big organizations before. i have taken on issues where we have to do serious strategic reprioritization. that's needed more than a defense expert. and the second reason i indicated the department of defense is that i...
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owen thomas, a u of penn player a defensive end killed himself. and even at 21, they saw the initial signs of et. chronic traumatic encephalopathy. brain trauma. these people are like seeming like they have alzheimers at a far earlier age. jim mack man was on hbo. he's losing his mind. he can't remember the day before even what he did earlier that day. if football is developing into a culture where players are losing their minds and or dying at at early age, it's not going to be able to go with without change if that's what's happening. >> it's true. i think there is an issue with the nfl. we saw some of the steps the nfl took last year during the season with players leaving the game, sitting out multiple games who in the past would have gone back. this is a broader question about the game of football and sort of the culture of football and the culture of sports. it starts at a very young age and starts with the mentality where there is shame where you are dinged up. you're supposed to get back up. you don't sit out a play or series or game. and t
owen thomas, a u of penn player a defensive end killed himself. and even at 21, they saw the initial signs of et. chronic traumatic encephalopathy. brain trauma. these people are like seeming like they have alzheimers at a far earlier age. jim mack man was on hbo. he's losing his mind. he can't remember the day before even what he did earlier that day. if football is developing into a culture where players are losing their minds and or dying at at early age, it's not going to be able to go with...
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mitt romney has become a defensive front-runner with the pressure mounting over his tax records and the 15% rate he pays each year. he's taking heat from both sides of the political spukt rum as rivals attack what he pays and when he'll release those figures. >> we ought to rename our flat tax. we have a 15% flat tax, so this will be a mitt romney flat tax that all americans would then pay the rate romney pays. >> then senator obama released his tax records going back six or seven years when he was a candidate for president in the 2008 election cycle. i think it was a tradition initiated by then candidate george romney, back in 1968. who released 12 years of tax records. >> and swrus when you thought she wasn't a 2012 factor, sarah palin tries to insert herself in the conversation by saying this. >> if i had to vote in south carolina in order to keep this thing going, i'd vote for newt and i would want this to continue. the mistake made in our country four years ago was having a candidate that was not vetted to the degree he should have been. that vetting did not take place. i want to s
mitt romney has become a defensive front-runner with the pressure mounting over his tax records and the 15% rate he pays each year. he's taking heat from both sides of the political spukt rum as rivals attack what he pays and when he'll release those figures. >> we ought to rename our flat tax. we have a 15% flat tax, so this will be a mitt romney flat tax that all americans would then pay the rate romney pays. >> then senator obama released his tax records going back six or seven...
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he promised to cut defense spending, more spending on medicare, social security. how can you make the numbers work? according to ezra klein, smart guy, if romney is elected by third year in office, every federal program that's not medicare, social security or defense will be cut, on average by 40%. that means medicaid, infrastructure, education, food safety, road safety, postal service, basic research, foreign aid, housing subsidy, census, pell grant, trademark office, fda, all has to be cut on average 40%. not even remotely plausible. the consequences would be catastrophic. a lot of republicans when they vote say there's nothing in the federal government for me, i don't care how much they cut it. >> that's not true. >> cuts that are significant to me, i am trying to give your politician a break. must be some reason why. >> what republicans generally argue is that the governments, you know, going back to certainly bush years and even back to reagan has grown. so you have this new breed which is old school thinking of let's control growth and size and spending of t
he promised to cut defense spending, more spending on medicare, social security. how can you make the numbers work? according to ezra klein, smart guy, if romney is elected by third year in office, every federal program that's not medicare, social security or defense will be cut, on average by 40%. that means medicaid, infrastructure, education, food safety, road safety, postal service, basic research, foreign aid, housing subsidy, census, pell grant, trademark office, fda, all has to be cut on...
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a campaign in the defense department against rape and assault of military weapon. it's an epidemic in the united states, it's something that i focused on a lot as a member of congress. and so, we have trafficking, in the country, but the idea that a woman signs up to put her life on the line to defend our country and could be raped and assaulted by her fellow soldier more likely than she would be killed by enemy fire is shameful and that is something that this country has to work on. i have to make one point. madeline says there's a cold place in hell for women who do not help women. and one of the thins that we all have to do is once you make it to, you know, a fairly senior is position you have to help the women after you and not roll up the ladder and leaf them on their own. >> what is the situation in mexico in terms of women partnering with other women and helping create this kind of bond, the kind of leadership that protects those who were coming up behind? >> i think you heard these girls who was sexual exploited girl, she was five years suffering like hell.
a campaign in the defense department against rape and assault of military weapon. it's an epidemic in the united states, it's something that i focused on a lot as a member of congress. and so, we have trafficking, in the country, but the idea that a woman signs up to put her life on the line to defend our country and could be raped and assaulted by her fellow soldier more likely than she would be killed by enemy fire is shameful and that is something that this country has to work on. i have to...
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back then china was on the defensive. we could harbor this and take a stand much more easily. now we are just on the eve of talks. hillary clinton leaves tonight for beijing. timothy geithner is going this week. >> they do this twice a year where clinton and geithner go and we meet here or there. >> this is a very big deal. they are talking about the economic relationship and markets and currency and big issues. plus clinton was going to be talking about iran. we need china to try to soften the syria. iran and north korea that we are working on. >> what is the end game in. >> china backing down. we sent assistance secretary of the state sunday to begin trying to negotiate something. >> there is no chance we're handing it back? >> by the way, mitt romney, the romney campaign in a very unusual move on sunday morning issued the statement criticizing the administration for not protecting human rights activists in china at this delicate moment. many republicans were surprised. >> not the right time. >> not hardly. >> this is going to make for quite the busy day for you. >> and the
back then china was on the defensive. we could harbor this and take a stand much more easily. now we are just on the eve of talks. hillary clinton leaves tonight for beijing. timothy geithner is going this week. >> they do this twice a year where clinton and geithner go and we meet here or there. >> this is a very big deal. they are talking about the economic relationship and markets and currency and big issues. plus clinton was going to be talking about iran. we need china to try...
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today, we focus on karen santorum and the defense of her husband's stance on lgbt quality. >> thank you so much. >>> that cute bear. down to the wire. a small town in iowa has a new mayor who is not only prepping an agenda, but prepare iing for high school graduation. he is 18. write-in votes got him elected to lead airdale, iowa, population, 73. jessica alba has a new baby. the actress and mommy launched honest.com, named after her 3-year-old daughter, honor. she'll see eco friendly baby products and household items and take a look at this baby polar bear. she weighed in at a pound when she was born, but she's getting bigger and her health is improving. nothing says talent like a painting squirrel. wink leheimer is becoming a youtube sensation. she now enjoys the domesticated life of fine art. she's better than i am. that wraps up this hour of. thomas roberts up next. i'll see you back here tomorrow. [ male announcer ] new starbucks blonde roast is another way to look at the bean. another way that reveals the lighter, mellower side of our roast. being blonde is nothing new but blonde r
today, we focus on karen santorum and the defense of her husband's stance on lgbt quality. >> thank you so much. >>> that cute bear. down to the wire. a small town in iowa has a new mayor who is not only prepping an agenda, but prepare iing for high school graduation. he is 18. write-in votes got him elected to lead airdale, iowa, population, 73. jessica alba has a new baby. the actress and mommy launched honest.com, named after her 3-year-old daughter, honor. she'll see eco...
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he promised to cut defense spending, more spending on medicare, social security. how can you make the numbers work? according to ezra klein, smart guy, if romney is elected by third year in office, every federal program that's not medicare, social security or defense will be cut, on average by 40%. that means medicaid, infrastructure, education, food safety, road safety, postal service, basic research, foreign aid, housing subsidy, census, pell grant, trademark office, fda, all has to be cut on average 40%. not even remotely plausible. the consequences would be catastrophic. a lot of republicans when they vote say there's nothing in the federal government for me, i don't care how much they cut it. >> that's not true. >> cuts that are significant to me, i am trying to give your politician a break. must be some reason why. >> what republicans generally argue is that the governments, you know, going back to certainly bush years and even back to reagan has grown. so you have this new breed which is old school thinking of let's control growth and size and spending of t
he promised to cut defense spending, more spending on medicare, social security. how can you make the numbers work? according to ezra klein, smart guy, if romney is elected by third year in office, every federal program that's not medicare, social security or defense will be cut, on average by 40%. that means medicaid, infrastructure, education, food safety, road safety, postal service, basic research, foreign aid, housing subsidy, census, pell grant, trademark office, fda, all has to be cut on...
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from the defense budget. so dick cheney doesn't have a clue about what he is talking about. >> now, i mean, richard, do you feel that when you call in a man like dick cheney, what would be the possible motivation given how he left the white house, his standing in the public and polls, what could possibly be the motive here? >> you set this up quite right. rally the troops. remember that they need rallying right now. things are not going great for them. their until me is struggling. these defense cuts that we are talking about, they were meant painfulacceptable. that you would actually come up with a policy for doing what republicans say they want to do which is deal with the deficit. they will never -- were never meant to go into effect. that's why people voted for them to force an agreement on congress. so they are trying to wiggle out of their own obligations here. using dick cheney may make them feel good but it is actually undermining what they say republicans say will create jobs and is what they stand f
from the defense budget. so dick cheney doesn't have a clue about what he is talking about. >> now, i mean, richard, do you feel that when you call in a man like dick cheney, what would be the possible motivation given how he left the white house, his standing in the public and polls, what could possibly be the motive here? >> you set this up quite right. rally the troops. remember that they need rallying right now. things are not going great for them. their until me is struggling....
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the defense in the john edwards trial rested after only two days of evidence. it was a fraction of the evidence last week. then the prosecution proved beyond all reasonable doubt that edward violated the law. melinda hindenburger and north carolina bep uty general. let let me start with me lina d.a. melinda on the case. i'm skeptical the law was broken. how about the jury, stinky eyes. they don't like the lookses of john edward. >> i think i saw the stink eye. >> the stifrpg eye. >> yeah. you can't know what a jury thinks until the verdict. but they really today know that he knew what law was and meant to break it. they didn't get there in my opinion but i would say there are a couple of women jurors who have really been putting the eye on -- >> you believe he is guilty of knowingly violating the law here? >> well, he cop sulted -- the lawyers he consulted on the law were his old partner who does cases like he used to do, which has nothing to do with campaign finance. and fred barron and lisa blue, late fred baron and his wife, lisa blue, who did asbestos cases
the defense in the john edwards trial rested after only two days of evidence. it was a fraction of the evidence last week. then the prosecution proved beyond all reasonable doubt that edward violated the law. melinda hindenburger and north carolina bep uty general. let let me start with me lina d.a. melinda on the case. i'm skeptical the law was broken. how about the jury, stinky eyes. they don't like the lookses of john edward. >> i think i saw the stink eye. >> the stifrpg eye....
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up next, the defense rest in the john ed wars trial, this is a hot sexy trial. we'll get the late fres north carolina, sex, politics, money, the whole thing in this case. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. and people. and the planes can seem the same so, it comes down to the people. because, bad weather the price of oil those are every airlines reality. and solutions won't come from 500 tons of metal and a paint job. they'll come from people. delta people. who made us one of the biggest airlines in the world. and then decided that wasn't enough. at e-trade, our free online tools and retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan and execute it with a wide range of low cost investments. get a great plan and low cost investments at e-trade. >>> i'm alex witt. here is what is happening, for the second year in a row, the democrats rejects the ryan budget. meanwhile, the house voted to reauthorize the violence against women act for five years, but they say the house version
up next, the defense rest in the john ed wars trial, this is a hot sexy trial. we'll get the late fres north carolina, sex, politics, money, the whole thing in this case. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. and people. and the planes can seem the same so, it comes down to the people. because, bad weather the price of oil those are every airlines reality. and solutions won't come from 500 tons of metal and a paint job....
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. >>> what a trial, the defense in the john edward's trial rested today. it was a fraction of the prosecution's efforts that presented a sorts detail of edward's affair and his lies to cover it up. but did the prosecution prove that edwards actually violated the law. we have two guests with us. let me start with melinda on this case, i'm skeptical the law was broken here, how does the jury look right now. i heard there's a couple, according to you, that have stinky eyes, they don't like the looks of john edwards. >> i think i said the stink eyes. you can't tell what a juror is thinking until you heard the verdict, but i don't think they proved the case, i think they had to show that he knew what the law was and meant to break it, and they didn't get there in my opinion, but i would say there are a couple of women jurors that have been putting the eye on -- >> you believe he is guilty of knowingly violating the law here? >> he consulted the -- the lawyers he consulted on the law were his old partner that does med-mal cases like what he used to do that has n
. >>> what a trial, the defense in the john edward's trial rested today. it was a fraction of the prosecution's efforts that presented a sorts detail of edward's affair and his lies to cover it up. but did the prosecution prove that edwards actually violated the law. we have two guests with us. let me start with melinda on this case, i'm skeptical the law was broken here, how does the jury look right now. i heard there's a couple, according to you, that have stinky eyes, they don't...
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ryan will need to go on defense on those proposals out of the gate today? >> reporter: you've got to go to a state fair or two. it's a great venue for holding up a baby, kissing a baby. i suspect mit ryan might get that done today. there's a big crowd here. folks are measured and thoughtful about their politics, which is why it's always a fertile ground for battling both for democrats and the republican perspective. his election as mitt romney's running mate has fired up the left. today we expect him to talk about the debt and deficit, his key point in this race. one of the criticisms of mitt romney was he was not able to connect with middle of the ground middle class blue collar workers. paul ryan connects with them. take a look at this poll conducted by usa today and gallup. they consider ryan a fair and poor choice, and there's clearly now division between the obama camp and the romney camp going forward from here, thomas. back to you. >> nbc's ron mott, i appreciate it. >>> communication director for the republican committee, sean spicer. it's good to s
ryan will need to go on defense on those proposals out of the gate today? >> reporter: you've got to go to a state fair or two. it's a great venue for holding up a baby, kissing a baby. i suspect mit ryan might get that done today. there's a big crowd here. folks are measured and thoughtful about their politics, which is why it's always a fertile ground for battling both for democrats and the republican perspective. his election as mitt romney's running mate has fired up the left. today...
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we need to look at defense, ed. when you look at where we can e cut, there's billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse at the pentagon. when you look at the huge tax cuts of millionaires and billionaires, we need to make sure we do not extend those tax cuts. when you look at the oil subsidies that oil companies received, there are many ways to move forward and stop this human cliff from occurring, but we do not need to go with seniors, we do not need to do this on the the backs of low-income individuals and the poor. it doesn't make any sense. it's not fair and it's morally wrong. >> i think it's morally wrong and it's not fair. there is a moral obligation to help the poor and those trying to recycle back into the economy. but do you feel confident that the democrats will hold the line for the less fortunate? >> i feel very confident the democrats will hold the line for the least fortunate. when you look at what's happening in our districts, we have people who are unemployed. we have the long-term unemployed. an
we need to look at defense, ed. when you look at where we can e cut, there's billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse at the pentagon. when you look at the huge tax cuts of millionaires and billionaires, we need to make sure we do not extend those tax cuts. when you look at the oil subsidies that oil companies received, there are many ways to move forward and stop this human cliff from occurring, but we do not need to go with seniors, we do not need to do this on the the backs of...
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gingrich gave an impassioned defense of marriage. listen to this, david. >> it's based on a man and woman. has been for 3,000 years. it's something worth protecting and upholding. >> david, do you think newt gingrich believes manogomy means sleeping with one woman at a time? >> i think he got close to that answer. believes it was between a man and a woman and another woman. we're just gibling over numbers here. two, three, people in marriage doesn't make that big of a difference. we haven't mentioned daring rick santorum yet, who has been left out of the oops today. although he benefits from the oops in iowa. he got the conservatives to back him. he has this final argument to make. while people are rallying behind newt gingrich. he is say hey, when it comes to the traditional definition of marriage, i'm a lot closer to you than many one-on-one or one there. it gives him a bit of opening in these final minutes. if anyone raises, it might be rick santorum. >> john, what is your sense on the ground of the impact that newt's second wife
gingrich gave an impassioned defense of marriage. listen to this, david. >> it's based on a man and woman. has been for 3,000 years. it's something worth protecting and upholding. >> david, do you think newt gingrich believes manogomy means sleeping with one woman at a time? >> i think he got close to that answer. believes it was between a man and a woman and another woman. we're just gibling over numbers here. two, three, people in marriage doesn't make that big of a...
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rush limbaugh's on the defense. he said today he's sorry for calling sandra fluke those two words. or what words he meant to say instead of slut or prostitute. the number of companies suspending ads on rush's show is up to nine, including aol. rush and the failure of republicans to challenge him is our top story. and where's mitt romney in all this? silent as a lamb. mitt takes a e beating in the latest poll and that's no surprise. he's run a campaign of carpet bombing his opponents that's destroyed them state by state and left him down in the process. that th may get him the nomination, but it's poison in november. the whole republican field is being damaged in this process. our new poll found 40% say the race has given them a less favorable position of the gop. one of the polls called the process corrosive. it's also filled with good news for president obama who was at or above 50% against every republican candidate. and a report argues today that african-american voters are being disenfranchised by republicans. we'll talk to the head of the urban league. and finally, let me fini
rush limbaugh's on the defense. he said today he's sorry for calling sandra fluke those two words. or what words he meant to say instead of slut or prostitute. the number of companies suspending ads on rush's show is up to nine, including aol. rush and the failure of republicans to challenge him is our top story. and where's mitt romney in all this? silent as a lamb. mitt takes a e beating in the latest poll and that's no surprise. he's run a campaign of carpet bombing his opponents that's...
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. $500 billion in defense cuts will start to go into effect. is that what they're after? a bargaining chip on this? >> my feeling is they creating the perfect storm. they have all of those tax cuts, all of those cuts in the military, all of the digressionary cuts in the budget, all coming due along with this debt crisis at the same time right around the election. and i believe they really have no interest in anything but capturing the white house. boehner became the cheep spokesman for the romney team to get romney elected. he simply has given up dealing with what's best for the american people. >> can you fight them? can something be done to stop this? >> we'll keep talking about it, and the people will make the decision ultimately. i trust them to look at this and say why is he creating chaos the same as he did last year. the definition of mental illness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. he expects a different result, and he won't get it, he'll have chaos. >> thank you for your time tonight. >> you're welcome. >> ahead, sarah palin
. $500 billion in defense cuts will start to go into effect. is that what they're after? a bargaining chip on this? >> my feeling is they creating the perfect storm. they have all of those tax cuts, all of those cuts in the military, all of the digressionary cuts in the budget, all coming due along with this debt crisis at the same time right around the election. and i believe they really have no interest in anything but capturing the white house. boehner became the cheep spokesman for...
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you talked about the defense likely will get their shot at mr. young today and telling of that, i believe, his wife who has been implicated in some of this showed up for the first time just a few moments ago. she will be in the courtroom with the defense does get their chance to cross-examine. what will they look at? they'll say that andrew young was someone out to try and get to the top and that he was using john edwards and also will say that he siphoned that money off going to rielle hunter and that he used it to build more than $1 million home in chap i will hill, north carolina and say that he knew exactly what was going on and orchestrated all of this and john edwards was above the fray. you might remember that yesterday when the harsh words were spoken and the intricate details of the money moving from an interior designer through the young's personal accounting ultimately to john edwards pregnant mistress at the time, that he repeatedly said on the stand that edwards told him it was completely legal and the defense expected to use that as
you talked about the defense likely will get their shot at mr. young today and telling of that, i believe, his wife who has been implicated in some of this showed up for the first time just a few moments ago. she will be in the courtroom with the defense does get their chance to cross-examine. what will they look at? they'll say that andrew young was someone out to try and get to the top and that he was using john edwards and also will say that he siphoned that money off going to rielle hunter...
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if you add to that the many defenses that right now this defense lawyer has, if it goes to trial, when with it goes to trial, with the failures of the police department, the failures of the state attorney's office, in the end, the police department in sanford is going to be on trial, ed. this is going to be a classic example of a police department that has some answering to do. >> well, mr. gelber, the third criteria, there was an unlawful killing of a victim by an imminent danger to another and demonstrating a depraved mind without regard for human life. he disregarded a lot of things. these are the three criteria. i mean, we could listen to the 911 tapes and he didn't listen to the dispatcher who told him not to follow him, which i think -- i personally believe that the word "intent" is going to come into play here at some time or another. what was his intent when he left the vehicle with a firearm? but mr. gelber, from what you can see right now, is it going to be hard, in your professional opinion, to get a conviction on second-degree murder? >> well, second-degree murder, it may b
if you add to that the many defenses that right now this defense lawyer has, if it goes to trial, when with it goes to trial, with the failures of the police department, the failures of the state attorney's office, in the end, the police department in sanford is going to be on trial, ed. this is going to be a classic example of a police department that has some answering to do. >> well, mr. gelber, the third criteria, there was an unlawful killing of a victim by an imminent danger to...
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right away, he's on defense. that's ahead. tonight, i'll be joining michael in collingswood, new jersey, to talk about my new book on president john f. kennedy. we're specting about 1,000 people to hear about our beloved american hero. you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. a young woman who works for the cruise line says she was called to the ship's bridge to translate evacuation instructions. she's defending the captain of the ship saying he saved lives. so far 11 people are confirmed dead. 21 others are missing. >> that was president obama speaking this afternoon about boosting tourism in the u.s. to create jobs. he was at disney world. home of the magic kingdom. it turned out he may need the good will, because the 2012 race is shaping up to be one of the most negative ever. today his campaign debuted their first ads of the season defending his record on energy and ethics. he has his work cut out for him. a new sebs/not "new york times" poll shows independent voters are unhappy with the job he's doing. in five days, the presi
right away, he's on defense. that's ahead. tonight, i'll be joining michael in collingswood, new jersey, to talk about my new book on president john f. kennedy. we're specting about 1,000 people to hear about our beloved american hero. you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. a young woman who works for the cruise line says she was called to the ship's bridge to translate evacuation instructions. she's defending the captain of the ship saying he saved lives. so far 11 people are confirmed...
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they want to cut defense spending. to me it's like, wait a second, they won't even live up to the deal they themselves made months ago, how can we govern? what is the second term going to look like? >> isn't this part of the problem that obama was facing in this speech? i think a lot of people were disappointed in this speech because one of the things we all loved -- those of us who loved obama in 2008 loved the fact he seemed level with people, he seemed to speak to people like adults. he seemed to forthrightly face our problems. i'm not sure our political culture has gotten to the point where a presidential candidate can forthrightly speak to the truth -- >> the truth about the nature of the republican opposition. >> exactly. >> the person that did that was bill clinton. i think the reason that clinton speech was -- people liked it so much was he was just talking about the obvious elephant in the room. here he is just talking about this preposterous asymmetry in the two parties in the way they're approaching cooperat
they want to cut defense spending. to me it's like, wait a second, they won't even live up to the deal they themselves made months ago, how can we govern? what is the second term going to look like? >> isn't this part of the problem that obama was facing in this speech? i think a lot of people were disappointed in this speech because one of the things we all loved -- those of us who loved obama in 2008 loved the fact he seemed level with people, he seemed to speak to people like adults....
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. >> the defense that the romney campaign put forward, and i believe them on this, that doesn't have anything to do with mitt romney. it has to do with the broader republican party and what's happened over the last section weeks. think that they're right it isn't about mitt romney. but that's the problem. the republican party's image now, the same poll i think showed that nationally, there's a 35% favorable rating for the republican party pap that is as low as the republican number has been since the height of the clinton impeachment. if you're the nominee you can't escape that. >> absolutely right. mitt romney has blown opportunity after opportunity to speak out independently and say, look, my party's wrong about this, we shouldn't boo that gay soldier, he's serving the country honorably. he's missed opportunities to look look a lead. >> what would have happened in the primaries if he had done that? >> he would continue to win. >> i don't think romney loses votes if he said some of what ri rush imlimbaugh is spewing -- >> it seems like an easy thing to stand up for. he's faced incre
. >> the defense that the romney campaign put forward, and i believe them on this, that doesn't have anything to do with mitt romney. it has to do with the broader republican party and what's happened over the last section weeks. think that they're right it isn't about mitt romney. but that's the problem. the republican party's image now, the same poll i think showed that nationally, there's a 35% favorable rating for the republican party pap that is as low as the republican number has...
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senator chuck hagel of nebraska for secretary of dft defense. hagel is a republican and a combat veterans of vietnam. he would be first vietnam vet to head the pentagon. the neocons are out to stop him. he served in war right up front. he opposed unnecessary wars like the ones we have been fighting. fighting and getting ours into. in other words they oppose a secretary of dft who thinks like the man who is now the commander in chief. there is not an obama vote among them. jim moran, democrat from virginia, and eugene robinson. let's talk about the first of the fights. mr. moran, thaub for joining us. tonight the republicans are engaging in i don't know if it's a wild goose chase, some sign of something, some test of weakness. why are they voting on something that won't even get to the senate, will never get near the president's desk, and if it ever did, he'd love vetoing it? this idea of cutting off the tax cuts or rather protecting the tax cuts for people all the way up to $1 million a year? >> they're playing some kind of weird political kabuk
senator chuck hagel of nebraska for secretary of dft defense. hagel is a republican and a combat veterans of vietnam. he would be first vietnam vet to head the pentagon. the neocons are out to stop him. he served in war right up front. he opposed unnecessary wars like the ones we have been fighting. fighting and getting ours into. in other words they oppose a secretary of dft who thinks like the man who is now the commander in chief. there is not an obama vote among them. jim moran, democrat...
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three weeks after the shooting, the man who claims self-defense has not been arrested, and trayvon parents are demanding justice. we plan to talk to the parents soon. we're also going to florida next week to get more answers about this troubling case. imagine zero pollutants in our environment. or zero dependency on foreign oil. ♪ this is why we at nissan built a car inspired by zero. because zero is worth everything. the zero gas, 100% electric nissan leaf. innovation for the planet....
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it's not just the defense side. half those cuts come from domestic spending and a lot of that comes from health care and road building and housing and programs that also create jobs, so we're all concerned about those cuts and the impact on the economy. this is probably not the best time to actually institute massive cuts of government spending. when it's 25, federal spending's about 25% of the federal can economy. >> are you confident these cuts will not happen, that congress will reach some agreement? >> i'm not confidence of anything ever happening in congress right now. i think there's a great deal of uncertainty. we've seen instance after instance of brink man ship and we've got the bush tax cuts. expiring on the 31st of december. we've got a lot of things at stake and a lot of bargaining chips that are going to come into play as we work through these things. this is a big, big equation we're dealing with. >> i want to talk to you about health care. recent gallup polls showed that. quote, the health care law in
it's not just the defense side. half those cuts come from domestic spending and a lot of that comes from health care and road building and housing and programs that also create jobs, so we're all concerned about those cuts and the impact on the economy. this is probably not the best time to actually institute massive cuts of government spending. when it's 25, federal spending's about 25% of the federal can economy. >> are you confident these cuts will not happen, that congress will reach...
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what is the defense team up to here? are they trying to get a mistrial by finding one of the 12 jurors that's willing to believe this argument that somehow histrionic personality disorder, they was a show off, an explanation of this case >> that is such a crazy theory. first of all, it's a whacko disorder. it is very sexist. widely perceived as insulting to women and you know, this guy clearly doesn't have it even if you believe it's true because remember, he's only acting sexual toward little boys. if you have a histrionic personality disorder, you act like a cooke to everybody, not just little boys. i think the swrur's going to say how much did this expert to say what? it sounds desperate, chris, and it's just, i think it's helping to sync the defense. it's hard to believe, but that a defense witness could actually make things worse. >> patrick, your last thought. just quickly, what is the defense strategy? why are they doing this with the poor mother, poor wife making this ridiculous claim? what are they up to? >> i t
what is the defense team up to here? are they trying to get a mistrial by finding one of the 12 jurors that's willing to believe this argument that somehow histrionic personality disorder, they was a show off, an explanation of this case >> that is such a crazy theory. first of all, it's a whacko disorder. it is very sexist. widely perceived as insulting to women and you know, this guy clearly doesn't have it even if you believe it's true because remember, he's only acting sexual toward...
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getting him released so that he can better prepare for his defense. the reason he's not getting out immediately here is because they have to work out some logistics. specifically, he will have an ankle monitor on and that will provide a gps signal so that law enforcement not only the sheriff's department here in seminole county butç also the florida department of law enforcement can keep track of him. one of the things the defense has requested is for the ability for george zimmerman to leave the state. to leave florida. so they're making sure that this technology works properly and also, can't be hacked from somebody in the outside who perhaps wants to find out where george zimmerman is going to go into what will effectively be hiding. >> and kerry, shelley zimmerman, george zimmerman's wife testified by phone. what did she say? >> george zimmerman's fally testified by phone. not only his wife but his father and mother. the reason they did that is because they have not shown their faces. while their identities are known, they wanted to protect some
getting him released so that he can better prepare for his defense. the reason he's not getting out immediately here is because they have to work out some logistics. specifically, he will have an ankle monitor on and that will provide a gps signal so that law enforcement not only the sheriff's department here in seminole county butç also the florida department of law enforcement can keep track of him. one of the things the defense has requested is for the ability for george zimmerman to leave...
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it was -- it did score some points for the defense. now, the comeback to that from leiter is that victim number four was very reluctant to testify. he didn't want to give details, and this was a way of drawing him out and getting him to tell the truth. >> all right. michael, live for us in bellfont. on the way to court today, sandusky's attorney, joe amandola told reporters to stay tuned when they asked if sandusky will take the stand. he then compared this case to a television trauma. >> have you to wait and see. >> it's "days of our lives?" >> i think it's general hospital. actually, could be "all my children." >> we'll have much more on the case coming up, but you heard those unusual remarks. "all my children" is what the attorney compared this case to. >>> a high-powered showdown is about to take place on capitol hill. attorney general eric holder is set to meet with congressman darrell isa in just two hours from now. 5:00 eastern time. isa has scheduled a vote tomorrow on whether the attorney general will be found in contempt of c
it was -- it did score some points for the defense. now, the comeback to that from leiter is that victim number four was very reluctant to testify. he didn't want to give details, and this was a way of drawing him out and getting him to tell the truth. >> all right. michael, live for us in bellfont. on the way to court today, sandusky's attorney, joe amandola told reporters to stay tuned when they asked if sandusky will take the stand. he then compared this case to a television trauma....
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here which is in 2007, which is the sound we led in with, mitt romney is making a much more forceful defense of mormonism insofar as he is mentioning the word mormon. >> he also used the word mormon. he hasn't said the word mormon all year on the record. >> even more stilted when he goes out of his way to say judeo-christian. >> i'm just saying he's not exactly someone -- he's got general discomforts talking about himself and mckay, who sees him more than i do would agree with this. i didn't notice the huge discernible difference but maybe i'm wrong. >> also i think that was from 2007. he was just worse at this in 2007 than he is now. >> i thought he was better in 2007 insofar as he was up front and sort of almost -- very forceful in terms of this is the faith, this is the faith of my fathers. >> look at something else we were talking about earlier, todd akin, someone who is pretty seriously intent on putting his faith into the laws of the country and then we are talking about mitt romney, who is very private about his own religion even though it's a big deal to him. i think it's admirable.
here which is in 2007, which is the sound we led in with, mitt romney is making a much more forceful defense of mormonism insofar as he is mentioning the word mormon. >> he also used the word mormon. he hasn't said the word mormon all year on the record. >> even more stilted when he goes out of his way to say judeo-christian. >> i'm just saying he's not exactly someone -- he's got general discomforts talking about himself and mckay, who sees him more than i do would agree with...
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available to them, but also to people who thought that, you know, i may or may not have that defense available to me, but let's play it safe. let's get it -- >> if you say well, it was a year or ten years or whatever when i didn't file these forms and you file for the amnesty and you get the amnesty, you then have to redo every one of those tax returns that was wrong, correct? >> go back to 2003. so the voluntary disclosure program that the irs ran required taxpayers who didn't comply with their requirements, disclosure requirements, to go back to 2003, amend their returns going back to 2003. >> so if a presidential candidate, unnamed presidential candidate, who had giant amounts of money, hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign bank accounts, for example, availed himself of that amnesty, that would show up very clearly in every tax return going back to 2003? >> yes. and the older ones are the ones that would be most problematic. >> okay, sam stein, you've covered presidential politics for a while. how do you suppose it would play in presidential politics if a presidential candida
available to them, but also to people who thought that, you know, i may or may not have that defense available to me, but let's play it safe. let's get it -- >> if you say well, it was a year or ten years or whatever when i didn't file these forms and you file for the amnesty and you get the amnesty, you then have to redo every one of those tax returns that was wrong, correct? >> go back to 2003. so the voluntary disclosure program that the irs ran required taxpayers who didn't...
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president, vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary were there to receive the bodies of ambassador christopher stevens, sean smith, tyrone woods and glen doherty, all killed tuesday at the american consulate in benghazi. the secretary of state began by offering these words of tribute. >> so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines, and phase the future undaunted. and we will do it together, protecting and helping one another, just like sean, tyrone, glen, and chris always did. >> in addition to the presence of their families and the most senior members of government, this was also an opportunity for friends and colleagues to pay their respects. dozens of of state department workers boarded buses in washington to attend the ceremony. the president said those that gave their lives represented the very best of american leadership. >> the united states of america will never retreat from the world. we will never stop working for the dignity and freedom that every person deserves, whatever their creed. whatever their faith. that's the essence of american leadership.
president, vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary were there to receive the bodies of ambassador christopher stevens, sean smith, tyrone woods and glen doherty, all killed tuesday at the american consulate in benghazi. the secretary of state began by offering these words of tribute. >> so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines, and phase the future undaunted. and we will do it together, protecting and helping one another, just like sean, tyrone, glen, and chris...